The Harmonious Enjoyment Garden on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew, is now open to the public and persons will be asked to pay a small fee for admission into the facility. “(It will cost) $150 for adults and $50 for children and students in school uniform,” Chairman of the Nature Preservation Foundation, Leslie Chung, told JIS News. Mr. Chung pointed...

More than 1,000 young people are expected to receive employment when a major Information and Communications Technology (ICT) centre opens in Central Manchester in a few months. This was disclosed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Hon. Peter Bunting, during his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, September...

Having a genuine concern for and desire to help in improving the welfare and happiness of people is the motivation behind philanthropist, Professor Donald G. Morgan’s sponsorship of the Hope Opportunity Charity Limited. Noting that Jamaica is affected by homelessness, which can lead to criminal activities, Professor Morgan resigned as President of the Jamaica Volunteers Association (JVA), based in the...

Fourteen residents from the County of Middlesex, who have contributed to the development of their communities and parishes in various fields, have been presented with the Governor-General’s Award for Excellence. The awardees are: Jean-Pierre Kavanaugh, Chereese La-Vonne Ricketts, and Joan Anieta Smith from Manchester; Daren Sam-Anthony Miller and Aston Lloyd Messam from St. Catherine; Jewelle Shenelle Strachan, Desrene Denton, and...

Nine teenagers from two Kingston communities, who have benefited from entrepreneurial training, have come together to form their own small business. The seven females and two males, from the Arnold Road and Allman Town areas, are now engaged in making hats and hair bows. They participated in a 12-week programme, initiated by Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon....

Residents of Nannyville Gardens, in South East St. Andrew, are benefitting from a refurbished community health centre, that was officially opened earlier this year. Built in the 1970s, the old structure was upgraded in late 2014, through the efforts of the  Ministry of Health and  the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), with funding provided by the National Health Fund...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has signed contracts with two international agencies for the development of marketing and communication strategies for eight community-based tourism projects, under the  Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The companies, Green Team Global and Solimar International, will be touring the eight Community Based Tourism Enterprises (CBTEs) across the island for two weeks, to acquire material...